Archive: Dog Bites

Almost five million people are injured as the result of a dog bite each year, equivalent to one in fifty people. Dog bites often require medical care, usually in a hospital emergency room, and about 25 people are killed by dogs every year in the United States. Most of those…

In West Virginia, dog bites are a strict liability issue. This means that a dog’s owner is responsible for an animal attack even if the dog does not have a history of violence. However, it is folly to confuse “strict liability” with “easy settlement”. To get the compensation you deserve…